I would happily patronise the local coffee shop over the Starbucks next door... except for the snooty attitudes and slow service I run into. Local does not necessarily mean better as I’ve eventually learned. BTW, their prices are comparable and I don’t pay more than $2 for a simple drip coffee. Whoever gets me my caffeine fix fastest wins in my book ;)
She is certainly a lot less crude than the more traditional Sheila-Na-Gig, yes.
More accurately, the logo is a female siren - she's a mermaid combined with a Sheila-Na-Gig. The two fish tail looking things at either side of her head is her two fishy legs split open revealing her genitalia.
It was a lot more obvious on there old logos, it's been toned down a lot since then.
Starbucks. Would you spend £3.50 for a milky coffee?
ReplyDeleteRandom Starbucks facts;
ReplyDeleteIt is partly named after Starbuck from Moby Dick.
The mermaid logo is actually a derivative of the Sheila-Na-Gig.
When you post a photo of Starbucks that statement is given life!
ReplyDeleteThe logo s based on a sheela na gig? I thought it was a mermaid. It certainly diesn't look like the sheela na gig the not-wife bought last month!
sturbucks...yummy :D
ReplyDeletePretty tasteless and too busy!
ReplyDeleteI would happily patronise the local coffee shop over the Starbucks next door... except for the snooty attitudes and slow service I run into. Local does not necessarily mean better as I’ve eventually learned. BTW, their prices are comparable and I don’t pay more than $2 for a simple drip coffee.
ReplyDeleteWhoever gets me my caffeine fix fastest wins in my book ;)
Kettle is boiling as we speak ;-)
ReplyDeleteShe is certainly a lot less crude than the more traditional Sheila-Na-Gig, yes.
ReplyDeleteMore accurately, the logo is a female siren - she's a mermaid combined with a Sheila-Na-Gig. The two fish tail looking things at either side of her head is her two fishy legs split open revealing her genitalia.
It was a lot more obvious on there old logos, it's been toned down a lot since then.
http://www.chass.utoronto.ca/~sajamato/Ang4.JPG
http://www.deadprogrammer.com/photos/starbucks_logo_old.jpg
http://www.josephsangl.com/wp-content/uploads/Starbucks%20logo.jpg
A lot more family friendly these days.
those links don't work but there's a pretty good progression of the pictures here.
ReplyDeletehttp://www.yelp.com/biz_photos/1na_z-FqSkrKQdKhySHbSA?select=1EK2Qe6HqM2-prNjk9t1Gw
Well, people, much appreciated I'm sure. Bunny, thanks for the genitalia update as well. :) We're now up to speed on this thing.
ReplyDeleteAm i the only person in the country to never have had a starbucks?
ReplyDeleteI haven't but am hoping to :-)
ReplyDeleteAgree with that!
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